Draining rack for containers



J. DAVIDSON DRAINING RACK FOR CONTAINERS April 5 1927. 1,623,392

Filgd. June 25, 1926 3.3 I ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 5, 1927.

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JAMES navrnsonflor MONTREAL, eunianc, CANAD DRAINING FOR CONTAINERS.

Application filed June 25,

-;The invention relates to a draining rack for containers, as described, in thepresent specification and illustrated in the accomi out of milk cans under proper conditions;

to economize in space and maintain the can in the most effective position until required for use; to support any vessel requiring draining out-in a most efficient manner; to eliminate the accumulation of microbes incident to the careless handling of milk cans, previous to being filled; and generally to provide a rack that can readily be attached to the wall and hold the can or other vessel with simple means of fastening.

In the drawings, figure 1 is a side view of the rack, attached to a wall and bearing a milk can.

Figure 2 is a front plan view of the rack.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the rack.

Figure 4 is a top view of the rack.

, Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the hangers 10 I and 11 are here shown in rod form and parallel, having their top ends 12 and 13 in the form of hooks and their bottom ends extending transversely in an outward direction at 14 and 15, and downwardly at 16 and 17, and across to form the bottom bar 18 of a yoke lower end 19 to the said hangers 1.0 and 11. The sides 16 and 17 of the yoke are dipped centrally at 21, and 22 respectively so that the lower portion of the sides 16 and 17 will more conveniently follow the shoulder of the can.

The reinforcing bar 23 is rigidly secured to the hangers 10 and 11, adjacent to the lower end, so that there is no spreading of said hangers.

The loop 24 extends from the rear end i of the rack and is rigidly secured to the transverse upper sides 14 and 15, of the yoke, and flares a little to give a wide bear- 1926. Serial no. 118,517;

7 and is intended to rest againstthe wall.

The hooks 12 and 13 in-use'are secured in the eyes 26 put in the wall and the loop 24 or wall rest maintains the rack quite clear of the wall.

ing surface to the rearbar 25 The sliding dog 27is preferably fo med of, sheet-metal Wlth; l10l6$28 and 29 for the hangers 10 and 11, and the lip 30 projecting downwardly tofengage the can 31, and particularly the base rim 32 of said can, after the handle 33 on one side has been slipped in the yoke 19.

The bottom bar 18 of the yoke 19 is I curved to meet the contour of the can, and similarly the top sides of the. yoke 14 and 15 are bent outwardly to conform to the curve of the bottom bar, so that the can is comfortably held in a bed of approximately the right shape, of course the difference here and there in the size of the can will make no change whatsoever in the use of the invention, and in so far as the construc-' tion of the bracket itself is concerned, the" mere fastening of the rods and bars in the manner described, is only to give a clear understanding of the use of the invention, as for instance, rods have been mentioned for the construction, whereby it may be of tubular form, in fact a different sort of ma- 'terial altogether may be used, or it may be I made in sheet form, the salient feature of the invention being the provision of a in the handling of milk cans particularly, though it may be useful inother directions, with changes as to the conditions of use.

What I claim is l 1. A draining rack for containers comprising a frame having an upper end adapted to be attached to a wall, an intermediate portion extending outwardly from said frame for standingthe frame out from the wall, and a lower end formed to support the mouth end of the container, and adjustable means mounted on the frame at the upper I bracket that will insure sanitary precautions portion thereof for engaging the bottom end of the container and holding it thereto.

2. In a draining rack for containers, a frame having a hanger upper portion, a head rest for the inverted container and an outwardly extending member for holding said head clear of the wall, and a fastener for the bottom end of the container extending from said frame.

3; In a' draining rack for containers, a

rack; V a A. In a device of the kind described, a skeleton frame, formed of parallel bars joining a recessediyokeflowerend, andhaving a loop extension from therear end,'and a sliding dog'on said parallel bars for engagmg i an inverted vessel.

"5. In a device of the kind described, a

pair of parallel hanging bars hooked at'the fupper end and joining a recesseclyoke at the lower end, a reinforcing bar'towards the lower end ofthe hanging bars and a loop forminga Wall restextending 'rearwardly from the yoke,'and a sliding dog having an engaging lip adapted to engage the base rim of an inverted vessel;

6. In a' device of the kind described, a

skeleton frame formed of upwardly extending hanger bar-shocked at the top ends to engage eyes in the Wall, a recessed lower end in substantially yoke shape to partially embrace the vessel, and to receive the handle thereof, a reinforcing transverse bar to stiffen the hanger bars and a looped Wall rest extending rearwardly and forming a Wide .transverse bearing against the Wall, and a sliding dog'having a downwardly extending lip adapted to engage the base rim of the vessel. c.

Signed at Montreal, Canada, this 4th day of June, 1926.;

JAMES DAVIDSON. 

